Alexander Colquhoun-Stirling-Murray-Dunlop Monument
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
55.06002, -3.93833
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Swallow
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Swallow, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Hedgehog +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, River Skater, Anacaena globulus +169 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Liverwort +40 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Photos
View from the Murray-Dunlop Monument, Corsock, looking East - geograph.org.uk - 597141
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Wildlife to spot
2,779 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2026▾
Raven · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Robin · Blackcap +32
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
River Skater · Hydrocyphon deflexicollis · Water Singer · Platambus maculatus · Water Measurer +15
- River SkaterAquarius najas2023
- Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2023
- Water SingerMicronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
- Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2023
- Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2023
- Elmis aenea
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Liverwort · Red Pondweed
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Red PondweedPotamogeton alpinus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,779 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2026▾
Raven · Green Woodpecker · Blackbird · Robin · Blackcap +32
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Grey Squirrel · Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +5
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
River Skater · Hydrocyphon deflexicollis · Water Singer · Platambus maculatus · Water Measurer +15
- River SkaterAquarius najas2023
- Hydrocyphon deflexicollisHydrocyphon deflexicollis2023
- Water SingerMicronecta (Micronecta) poweri2023
- Platambus maculatusPlatambus maculatus2023
- Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2023
- Elmis aenea
🌿Plants5 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Common Liverwort · Red Pondweed
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2023
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Red PondweedPotamogeton alpinus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stoat
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Mustela erminea
Mustela erminea
MoleTalpa europaea2024MoleTalpa europaea2024BadgerMeles meles2024BadgerMeles meles2024Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023Elmis aenea2023
Elmis aenea2023
Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2023Hydroporus memnoniusHydroporus memnonius2023Anacaena globulusAnacaena globulus2023Anacaena globulusAnacaena globulus2023Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023Helophorus brevipalpisHelophorus brevipalpis2023Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2024Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2024Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Hydraena gracilisHydraena gracilis2023Gyrinus substriatusGyrinus substriatus2023Gyrinus substriatusGyrinus substriatus2023Hydraena testaceaHydraena testacea2023Hydraena testaceaHydraena testacea2023Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2023Limnebius truncatellusLimnebius truncatellus2023Limnebius truncatellusLimnebius truncatellus2023Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023